Jen Hatmaker

[Anonymous]

All you fanfic authors on here- carry on!

[Anonymous]

I think it’s a combination of her not being the person she appeared to be AND regressing to juvenile behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s her redemption arc?

Jane admits she has seen the light by reading dcurbanmamas and begins anew

Quits the shilling and exploitive post Capitalist grifting
Apologizes to her “tribe” in an OpEd
Takes a year off the socials
Shelves the current book which seems to be another disaster no
Breaks things off officially with Big Sass in a gentle, adult way
Remains truly single for a year
Gets a part time job at a nearby college teaching writing and publishing in the modern age
Comes back in 2026 as a “real writer” not just another influencer chasing fame, money, and clicks

This is a very compassionate post--a true redemption--and I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All you fanfic authors on here- carry on!

Yes!!! 🙌

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s her redemption arc?

Jane admits she has seen the light by reading dcurbanmamas and begins anew

Quits the shilling and exploitive post Capitalist grifting
Apologizes to her “tribe” in an OpEd
Takes a year off the socials
Shelves the current book which seems to be another disaster no
Breaks things off officially with Big Sass in a gentle, adult way
Remains truly single for a year
Gets a part time job at a nearby college teaching writing and publishing in the modern age
Comes back in 2026 as a “real writer” not just another influencer chasing fame, money, and clicks

This is a very compassionate post--a true redemption--and I agree.

I would add Cancel the 50th Birthday Cruise with 100 total strangers too.

This whole event is just too depressing and soulless to comprehend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What hurt the most was the self-glorifying totally ungracious and hurtful tale they spun regarding why they started ANC and left the “mega church” they served at before.

That THEY were the saviors who were going to reform a corrupt, fake, and empty church that was all only about the surface and materialism.

They both hurt a lot of people on the way out.

Now fifteen years later you just have to shake your head.

It was all about their own brands and personal ambitions. Wolves in sheep’s clothing to the core.

There’s real rot there. You see it when you get close. It leaves a mark on you.

Another former ANCer but I came after the Lake Hills exodus. Can you tell me more about that? The story Jen told me was that LH was just snobby and awful and when they had their huge cowboy boots revelation, they tried to make LH more missions minded, but they were shown the door. Then other families like the Todds & Gessingers and Jennings & Matens of course followed.

Undercurrent, looking back, was “LH didn’t recognize what great godly visionary people we were and were jealous so they fired Brandon” but I always felt like there was a lot more to the story …

[Anonymous]

The story Jen told me was that LH was just snobby and awful and when they had their huge cowboy boots revelation, they tried to make LH more missions minded, but they were shown the door. Then other families like the Todds & Gessingers and Jennings & Matens of course followed.

Was that the vision Brandon had at the church in downtown Austin? Where he felt compelled to donate his cowboy boots at the talk given about helping the homeless population? Did he talk about it in his book or was it in Jen's Interrupted book?

[Anonymous]

The official ANC origin story is total malarkey. It was a fable spun up by Jen to help build a platform for her own personal advancement. Brandon only went along with the scheme cause he’s a weak man, an insecure follower by nature. It all weighed on him too, terribly bad I believe he has a conscience unlike his ex, resulting in his eventual stepping down from leadership due to being in a “spiritual funk”. This was all before the Hatmaker marriage ended, keep in mind.

The irony of it all of this is that the Hatmakers don’t even go there anymore. Barely anyone does.

[Anonymous]

Is it just me or was that an exceptionally boring me camp? Her pals only showed up for 2 days. The location of the rental was not enticing and the rental itself was not cute. Did anything besides the farmers market look interesting?

Why? What was the difference? Bad location? She had to pay for stuff rather than getting free deals in exchange for publicity? Why so unappealing this time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or was that an exceptionally boring me camp? Her pals only showed up for 2 days. The location of the rental was not enticing and the rental itself was not cute. Did anything besides the farmers market look interesting?

Why? What was the difference? Bad location? She had to pay for stuff rather than getting free deals in exchange for publicity? Why so unappealing this time?

Worst
MeCamp
Ever

[Anonymous]

Just the same ol’ boring thing: boring location in an average house; fried foods at the bar while pretending to read; townies!; I’m gonna show you what I drink during the day!; people she claims are her besties visit; come home and complain about dead plants. Rinse and repeat for next year.

Brandon and Tina’s Mexico getaway looked a LOT more relaxing.

This woman is in a big time rut and doesn’t seem to know it. Someone needs to tell her she doesn’t have to forcibly do the same exact thing every year. I get having an annual trip that is a tradition where nothing exciting goes on, but make that yours and keep it private because it’s just not interesting content for someone who thinks she’s an influencer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’ll always have flavored coffee creamer.

😆

[Anonymous]

She said it was more of a "writing retreat". She could have used it as an opportunity to share her process as a writer of memoir. That would require vulnerability, uncertainty, and humility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just the same ol’ boring thing: boring location in an average house; fried foods at the bar while pretending to read; townies!; I’m gonna show you what I drink during the day!; people she claims are her besties visit; come home and complain about dead plants. Rinse and repeat for next year.

Brandon and Tina’s Mexico getaway looked a LOT more relaxing.

This woman is in a big time rut and doesn’t seem to know it. Someone needs to tell her she doesn’t have to forcibly do the same exact thing every year. I get having an annual trip that is a tradition where nothing exciting goes on, but make that yours and keep it private because it’s just not interesting content for someone who thinks she’s an influencer.

Jen’s no longer living a real life anymore. She’s living a life dictated by a preset calendar of events meant to sustain online interest. So everything has to support the calendar. MeCamp is a perfect example. What might have worked once in 2021 isn’t working in 2024 but Jen is a slave to the calendar so she has to fish for an AirBnB is a small, precious, cute town “near water” up north and has to recreate the “magic” of the first one again and again and again. All the same beats. The local townies, the ruckus with her ride or dies, the matching sweatshirts, the local gays. Everything having to be shared, of course.

Soulless and exhausting.

[Anonymous]

It looks like her friends stayed in Michigan after she left… hmmm… was the besties visit for appearances only? Now they are on their real vacation?